The Hofbräuhaus am Platzl is a beer hall in the city center of Munich, Germany.

This inn may be the world's most famous inn originally built in 1589 by the Bavarian duke William V to avoid buying beer for his troops from Lower Saxony. The general public was admitted only in 1828 by then king Louis I. The building was completely remodeled in 1897, when the brewery moved to the suburbs. In the bombing of WW II, everything but the main inn ("Schwemme") was destroyed; it took until 1958 to be rebuild.

The restaurant comprises most of the mentioned inn, a ballroom as well as a beer garden. Its menu features Bavarian dishes such as roast pork , knuckle of pork , and sausages. Helles is served in a Maß, along with wheat beer and wine. Though sometimes regarded as being "commercialized", it is popular among foreigners as well as locals. There's live tradional music played during most of the time inside. The Hofbräuhaus song reads: "In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus—oans, zwoa, g'suffa" ("There's a Hofbräuhaus in Munich—one, two three, drunk").

The beer is typically servered in "Massen" and is provided by the brewery Staatliches Hofbrähaus.

See also:

Hofbräuhaus, Hofbräukeller, Hofbräu-Festzelt

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